Editing Quiet Riot (section)

===Second reformation and death of DuBrow (2004–2007)===
[[File:Quietriot.jpg|thumb|DuBrow performing]]

Kevin DuBrow released his first solo album, ''[[In for the Kill (Kevin DuBrow album)|In for the Kill]]'', in May 2004, which was followed by the announcement of a Quiet Riot reunion in October 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/18538 |title=Quiet Riot - Back In Action |magazine=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |date=October 7, 2004 |access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> This reunion lineup included Kevin DuBrow, Frankie Banali, Chuck Wright, and new guitarist Alex Grossi. The band was featured on the 2005 [[Rock Never Stops Tour]] along with [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]], [[Ratt]], and [[FireHouse (band)|FireHouse]]. In December 2005, guitarist [[Tracii Guns]] of [[L.A. Guns]] briefly joined Quiet Riot.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/36981 |title=Tracii Guns Joins Quiet Riot |magazine=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |date=December 15, 2005 |access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> Guns left less than a month later after one rehearsal<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockdirt.com/frankie-banali-talks-new-quiet-riot-tracii-guns-blackie-lawless/19624/ |title=Frankie Banali interview |publisher=Rockdirt.com |date=August 10, 2006 |access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> due to musical differences.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/38259 |title=Quiet Riot Split With Tracii Guns |magazine=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |date=January 14, 2006 |access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref>

Wright and Grossi left the band in early 2006. During this period Quiet Riot also included guitarists Billy Morris and [[Neil Citron]], and bassists Sean McNabb and Wayne Carver. During 2006, Quiet Riot worked on a new studio album that was expected to be released in either 2006 or 2007. The band stated that they had set no timetable for the release of the album, that they were financing the project themselves, and that it would be released when they saw fit and on their terms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccbanana.com/sludge/rewindfrankiebanali.htm |title=Metal Sludge - Rewind with Frankie Banali, 8/7/06 |date=August 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822072132/http://www.ccbanana.com/sludge/rewindfrankiebanali.htm |access-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 22, 2006}}</ref> Ex-[[The Firm (rock band)|The Firm]] and [[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]] bassist [[Tony Franklin (musician)|Tony Franklin]] worked with the band in the studio. Quiet Riot released the album ''[[Rehab (Quiet Riot album)|Rehab]]'', featuring a lineup of DuBrow, Banali, Franklin, and Neil Citron, on October 3, 2006. Former [[Deep Purple]] bassist and singer [[Glenn Hughes (English singer)|Glenn Hughes]] made a guest vocal appearance on the album. By the end of 2006, Wright and Grossi were back in the band and toured in support of the album. In 2007, Quiet Riot were featured in radio promos for [[ESPN Radio]], parodying their status as outdated rock n' roll icons, with commentary from DuBrow and Banali.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

On November 25, 2007, Kevin DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas apartment. Frankie Banali confirmed the death in an e-mail to Spain's ''The Metal Circus''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themetalcircus.com/noticia.php?id=9082 |title=Confirmado por Frankie Banali en un e-mail a Sergi Ramos |publisher=The Metal Circus |date=November 26, 2007 |access-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref> Banali wrote:
<blockquote>Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}</blockquote>

Original Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni, who had been fired from the band after hatching a plan to kill the vocalist in 1978,<ref name="ucr2019" /> urged fans to be patient and not offer any speculation until authorities ruled on the cause of death. Recognizing the negativity DuBrow's behavior had created among fans over the years, Garni asked fans to, for the sake of family and friends, resist any urge to be critical:
<blockquote>I ask this to all of you not only for myself but for other friends and family. I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I'm sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time. I am already, within hours of this, having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation and that only adds fuel to that. There is a tendency for the subject of Kevin to incite flames on every board, and now is not the time for that. I will explain to everyone here the facts and the truth in the next 24 to 48 hours as I realize this will affect us all. So please, until then, be patient. All details and other pertinent info will be passed on to you here when it becomes available to me.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1576189/quiet-riot-singer-kevin-dubrow-died-of-cocaine-overdose-report/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506224914/http://www.mtv.com/news/1576189/quiet-riot-singer-kevin-dubrow-died-of-cocaine-overdose-report/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |title=Quiet Riot Singer Kevin DuBrow Died Of Cocaine Overdose: Report |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=December 10, 2007 |access-date=April 5, 2007}}</ref></blockquote>

On December 10, 2007, media reports confirmed that DuBrow was pronounced dead on November 25, 2007, and was later determined to have died of a cocaine overdose approximately six days earlier. On January 14, 2008, Banali issued the following statement via his website regarding the future of Quiet Riot:
<blockquote>I have been approached to see if I would be interested in contacting Rudy Sarzo and Carlos Cavazo and to audition singers for Quiet Riot. I have also been approached to see if I would be interested in contacting and reforming the version of Quiet Riot that included Paul Shortino, Carlos Cavazo and Sean McNabb. Let me make this very simple and perfectly clear. While I am still actively involved in the business interests of Quiet Riot and will continue in that capacity, I reject any and all suggestions to have Quiet Riot continue as a live performing entity. My friendship, love and respect for Kevin DuBrow as well as my personal love and affection for Kevin's mother and his family makes it inconceivable for me to ever entertain any ovation to reform or to continue Quiet Riot. Kevin was too important to go on without him. It would also be a disrespect to the fans who have supported Quiet Riot for nearly 25 years. I thank everyone for the wonderful and sometimes unpredictable adventure that I was able to share as a member of Quiet Riot. The only regret that I have is the loss of Kevin. May he rest in peace. I now begin life after Quiet Riot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://frankie-banali.com/homepage.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119203829/http://frankie-banali.com/homepage.html |archive-date=2008-01-19 |title=Frankie Banali statement |publisher=frankie-banali.com |date=January 14, 2008 |access-date=May 14, 2010}}</ref></blockquote>